Practice Administrator

Case Manager

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A.J. McDonald is the Practice Administrator and Case Manager of the Boston Center for Memory (BCM). Angela “A.J.”McDonald served most recently as the Executive Director at Artis Senior Living of Reading, an all-memory care Assisted Living residence in Reading, MA. 

 

She is the Owner & Operator of THE RED BALLOON Dementia & Alzheimer's Consulting Services, LLC, which serves the Gulf Coast of Alabama and Florida. With over 20 years of experience in the senior care industry, she has served as the Director of Memory Care Services for LCB Senior Living, Elmcroft Senior Living (Mobile, AL), Wingate Healthcare, & Genesis Healthcare. She also serves as Senator Ed Markey's (D-MA) Ambassador for Alzheimer's Care for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for the past 9 years where she advocates annually on Capitol Hill for public policy related to Alzheimer's research and funding.

 

She is a physical therapist by trade with a specialization in neuropathology and is board certified, a Certified Dementia Practitioner and a Dementia Care Therapist. She is also a certified Best Friends Approach Master Trainer and Brass Ring Dementia Practitioner. She is on the Board of Directors for NIDE (National Institute for Dementia Education) and most recently on the Board of Directors for Gulf Coast Dementia Services. She is the co-chair of the Northeastern Alzheimer’s Partnership serving the Northshore and Merrimack Valley area. She also serves on the board of the Boston Senior Resource Council. A.J. is a graduate of the University of Kentucky and Harvard University's Extension Program. 

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If you have any questions, please reach out to AJ at aj@bostonmemory.com.